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Ecclesiology in the Ambience of Modern Democracy
Nediljko A. Ančić
Sažetak
Studying some texts from the period after the Council, we have come to a conclusion that the main features of the Council ecclesiology can still be applied. We concluded this after the analysis of the development of the most outstanding images of the Church in our society during the last decades. The analysis shows that the
theological reflections and metaphors used to express the reality of salvific community are not irrelevant for its manifestation, structures and inner relatiolns.
The basic problem consists in the unsatisfactory knowledge of the Council concepts of the Church, as well as in the slow and insfficient incorporation of the theological essence into adequate ecclesiastic bodies for cooperation and mutual responsibility.
If we judge our state of conscience when it comes to the Church and our religious life, we can easily realise where the imperfections and flows can be found. Some ecclesiological elements that are especially nowdays searching for their true expression in the relations and practice of the Church community are singled out at
the end. The answer to the question stated in the titte (What kind of ecclesiology do we need in the circumstances of modern democracy?) can be found in deeper understanding and full realisation of the (post)Council concept of the Church.
Ključne riječi
Church; ecclesiology; God's people; mystery; communion; solidarity; responsibility; democracy
Hrčak ID:
40232
URI
Datum izdavanja:
27.5.2002.
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